~LifeIsPeachy~ VS. Tariq

Prelude

This is my second report, and will be on the site (obviously :)) Please just wait for the pics to load and enjoy! By the way, this report is pretty long and involves 2 games, so I advise you to get comfortable, maybe go get something to eat or drink and come back when the pics are done :). Oh, and if you can see the pics on your status screen loading... there are 17 ;)

Settings

Map: Dark Temple (Custom map; exactly like Lost Temple with observers)

  <--Minimap.  yellow circle= exp held through game; TQ= Tariq; LP= ~LifeIsPeachy~

Player1: ~LifeIsPeachy~ - 9 o'clock - Protoss

Player2: Tariq(White) - 12 o'clock - Protoss

The Beginning

The beginning of the game was filled with all the glory and excitement as all beginning games are, you build or main buildings, and you scout. Both players began a pylon at 8, and made a gateway when it was complete. ~LifeIsPeachy~ then begins to scout, finding Tariq on the first try.

Tariq and ~LifeIsPeachy~ began their second raxes. At this point Tariq goes and scouts, finding ~LifeIsPeachy~ on his second attempt, his probe is not as brave as this one though, and leaves. Tariq then goes: gas, cyber, pylon while ~LifeIsPeachy~ gas, cyber, pylon at choke, and warps in a shield battery (one of my favs). It may be good to note that at this point ~LifeIsPeachy~ is completely undefended. Tariq begins his second rax and then begins researching dragoon range. In most Protoss Vs Protoss games, as many know, it usually ends up whoever makes the most goons wins... Now, when Tariq has his second rax ~LifeIsPeachy~ has just started warping in his robotics support bay. With but a few goons and zeals to Tariq's force of twice as many, Tariq attacks. ~LifeIsPeachy~ gets his first reaver just in time to slow him down then gets a couple goons, here are a few short pics of this:       (Oh and don't ask how that Korean reaver got in there...)

Mid Game

It is now mid game, and as such time for the players to expand(?), or so I thought. ~LifeIsPeachy~ expands to his natural and begins the reinforce it. Before long our friend Toriq finds out about this "lightly defended" exp. and begins massing for the kill:

   When I said "Lightly Defended" its obvious that I was being sarcastic, here's why: ~LifeIsPeachy~ now has 2 rax pumping goons and templar, he is up to 3 temps, 2 reavers, and about 3 goons. the attacker had 16 goons. Do the math here people, that's a lot of dead goons! Not to mention, Tariq had yet to expand, but did have quite a few more rax at this time. Tariq Attacks. He loses about 5 goons and does nothing. He does however have is expansion up and running by now. At this point ~LifeIsPeachy~ storms Tariq's probes, killing them all, then sets up to take out his exp. and win when...

tariq drops =[

What now?

    Well, after that drop we all hurried back to NoHunters. Once there, ~LifeIsPeachy and I decided to try and get Tariq back for another game (after exchanging a few "well I was about to win like this...) sentences Tariq agreed to a "rematch" I used the quotes cause ONE of the guys' race changed, but I wont tell you, oh and if you guess I'll give you a shiny new penny! Wouldn't you like that?!

"Rematch"

  <--Minimap.  yellow circle= exp held through game; red X= exp that was killed; TQ= Tariq; LP= ~LifeIsPeachy~ (both red Xs were TQ's exps)

    Now it was time for the next game. This time Tariq chose Zerg and was dropped off at the 6 o'clock position on Dark Temple. ~LifeIsPeachy~ drew Toss as his race again and got the 12 o'clock position. Peachy inquired this right before the game started as well:

Early Game

~LifeIsPeachy~ informed me (privately) that he was going for 24 supply then start his early exp. ~LifeIsPeachy~ is found by Tariq's lord, yet he has yet to scout. Tariq's 2 hatches at his exp are pumping lings. Once he has a bit more than 12 or so, he attacks. Here are the photos I took with my Kodak camera...

After this attack, and realizing he had the upper hand, ~LifeIsPeachy~ decides he should attack. He had approximately 12 zeals and sent 1 to scout. He Saw a lightly defended natural and I guess suspected that it was a trick, so he wait for 4 more zeals. By this time, Tariq had hydra as well and was still pumping them. ~LifeIsPeachy~ then came along with a couple goons. He waits a while more, letting his enemy build up. However, ~LifeIsPeachy~ now has 5 rax. He is also warping in a citadel and a stargate. All I know is he must have a lot more probes than I usually do to support all that stuff. He now attacks. I took these pics:

Like the goon said, he was pretty close... I think 1 temp in the beginning there would have done the trick. Oh well, unduly!

    Now, ~LifeIsPeachy~ had a stargate (which would eventually produce 1 corsair) and making temps. Its also funny to note he had 2 templar archives. At this point they both mass and start going at each other. They both clash and LIP decides to run away since his temps have yet to catch up, but 1 lone probes attempts to save the day and runs into a couple hydra that are up front =):

I think the death of his poor poor probe made ~LifeIsPeachy~ paaaretty angry! He now has 7 rax and has started on his mineral-only expansion. Tariq also has another exp which is in the 9 o'clock spot on this dark map. It, as well as his natural, has 2 hatches. One again ~LifeIsPeachy~ decides it is time to attack and takes out his exp. Tariq goes for ~LifeIsPeachy~'s mineral-only exp but was shutdown by his 3-4 templar raining storms of lightning apon the hydras' heads. When Tariq's mineral-only exp is found it is razed as well. But, this wasn't done before ~LifeIsPeachy~ had time to make 1 fatal (but actually productive) error. He had left his 6 or so temps in the middle of the map. I guess he thought the hydras needed the food, after all, he was killing them pretty bad and I guess he thought it'd be kind of nice. But the templar would not give up without a fight! they brought down dozens of storms apon the already battered hydra. In about 7 seconds all that was left was a pile of amazingly quickly rotting flesh. After this, and the destruction of his last exp, not to mention the 7 rax pumping guys, Tariq offers: and ~LifeIsPeachy~ replies:.

End Stuff

    And it was a GG, I am only sorry that it didn't end the first time. Don't get me wrong, I was very happy about reporting a 2-in-1 report but man... 2 1v1s in a row, that ate 2 hours! Boy how times flies when you have school the next day and homework to do after dinner. =). I sure hope you liked this report better than the last. I tried to add MUCH more text and bigger pics (for the old people [Axe] hehe) and just all around make it better. If you continue reading you will find pics of the last battles, not to mention some more... BATTLE PICS!

Battle Pics + What We Learned

  OUCH! That storm is SMARTS!

  ^Almost to his last EXP...                  ^EXP Falls

As for what We've learned... t think there are a few things:

1) This is a classic example of the more peasants you have, the better. He some how supported those 7 rax, and then I noticed something. ~LifeIsPeachy~ had mined out his main AND his exp while Tariq's drones were still slaving away at his main!!! This is most in-efficient

2) even though it worked, don't leave temps unattended, if he didn't know they were there he could have been in some REAL big trouble!

3) From now on, I'll find out something that everyone doesn't already know when doing the "what we learned section" hehe. SC FOREVER!